Adam blamed both Eve and God: “The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.” Eve in turn blamed the serpent: “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” ...

Eve looks sorrowful. Adam’s expression, as his head turns back toward all he is losing, is focused, dismayed, unable to comprehend. His wavy blond hair is blown back as if by the wind of rejection.

The first mentions of a fig leaf to cover nudity is in conjunction with the book of Genesis (3:7) with the Hebrew words עֲלֵ֣ה תְאֵנָ֔ה. Adam and Eve cover their nakedness with a ...

The Bible narrates that Adam and Eve were the first humans, created by God, and lived in the Garden of Eden. They are central to the belief that all humans descended from this original pair.

In a recent paper, the scholar Adriano Marinazzo posited that the artist based his depiction of God on his own likeness. Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel at the ...